The arts is one of many industries that has suffered disproportionately as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – but it is also the industry that we turn to to distract, comfort and guide us in times of hardship.
In this first panel of our series – moderated by Mira Sulistiyanto, three experts working in the arts sector in Australia and Indonesia – Rani Pramesti, Arahmaiani Feisal, and Annette Shun Wah, explored the impacts of COVID-19 on arts communities, the ways in which they have adapted, and their hopes for how the industry will look in the future.